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EARLY INDIAN WAR MESS CUP ca. 1870 – RARE ITEM:
This is a very nice specimen of the early Indian Wars
Mess Cup. Measuring 4 ½” tall and 4” in diameter, this
cup shows many of the characteristics incorporated in
the M1874 Cup, to include a rolled, reinforced lip, the
doubled edges and the shape of the handle, and the
applied, lap-seamed soldered bottom, lacking only the
distinctive “US” stamped into the handle that was
featured on the M1874. These cups are well known to
advanced collectors and archeologists who have found
numerous examples of this cup at frontier fort sites
across the west. This cup has a nice even patina, and
all the seams are intact. There are some slight dings,
the expected evidence of use and issue, and a very
slight crack in the rolled section of the rim of the cup
as seen in the photo, which in no way effects the
integrity of the cup. The rarity of these early 1870’s
cups cannot be overstated, appearing on the market
perhaps once for every 200 examples of the M1874
Cup that are seen. (0717) $175
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